Senegalese President Macky Sall announces the postponement of the presidential elections and the launch of a national dialogue. The announcement came after the formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate two judges who are members of the Constitutional Council, whose integrity was questioned.
This is the first time since 1963 that presidential elections by direct universal suffrage have been postponed in Senegal. The Democratic Party, the party of former President Abdallah Wade, did not propose a new date for the elections. The party's candidate, Karim Wade's son, was excluded from the electoral race, as the Constitutional Court ruled that Wade had dual citizenship.